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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
EDUCATING BRUTES.
UNUSUALLY SMART DOGS AND PONIES
How Noted Manager of Dumb Performs
ers Trains His stars-Points on Dog
and Horse Nature.

cts all done by the power Of kind.
ness" explains the vOluBlc exhibitor of
the learned pig, and then proceeds to be-
labor that intelligent animal until theory
and practice are totally at variance.
Theory and practice are united how.
ever in the case of Professor Morris,
who is running dog and pony show at
South Side rink. Professor Morris is
an impresario of ponies, an intrepreneur
OF pugs and poodles, and other manag.
ers may well envy him No recalcitrant
prima donna demands of him a stupen-
dous bouquet at every performance. No
comedian exacts raise of salary as soon
as gallery god applauds him. The in
ter-state commerce bill affects him but
little, and new costumes are rarely in
demand. In fact, If the life of a man.
ager can be made happy one, that Of
Professor Morris should be as felicitous
as need be. The professor received a
representative Of the Herald in his per-
ambulating hotel, and this. by the way,
Is another advantage that this manager
has over others of his fraternity. He is
not at the mercy of avaricious landlords,
for he carries his own hotel about with
him. He, his family and his company
have hotel all TO themselves 1t is not
spacious hostelry, but it has many ad.
vantages, one of them being that it can
be attached to train and transported
with all its belongings to whatsoever
place the Professors pcregrinations may
lead him: At one end of this car cot
tage is the living-room of the family.
long, narrow apartment, which can be
converted into parlor, dining-room, or
bedroom, as may be desired. There is
table spread for dinner at one end, a
piano in the center and folding bed at
the other end. The furniture is neat
and the decorations betoken the taste
and labor of a deft feminine hand At
the other end of the car are the apart
ments for members of the company. at
present consisting of ffty-seven canine
and eleven equine Thespians, who make
their presence known to visitors in the
parlors by sundry barks and whiunies.
The Professor opens window and dis
plays his company, all the members
happy and contented- looking. One
small Spitz has on his professional cos
tune. tiny silk hat and scarlet coat,
and the Professor explains that the
canine is the dandy of the company and
wears his Sunday clothes every day in
the week
The Professor, who is to give mat
inee, seats himself at the table spread
with all the good things Of the season,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
California Excursions.

"The Burlington" will sell tickets
from Potosi for California excursion
leaving Pacific junction Nov 8. 10, IL,
rs and Dec. 1, s. Is, 22, and 30. Kan
sas City, Nov. 2, o, 1928, 80, and Dec.
z, IA, q, %. To San Francisco. Los
Angeles or San Diego at the low. rate
of SIS. From Cassvile at rs so. Tick
els good to return within six months
from date OF sale. Tourists can also
arrange to go via St. Louis For tickets
and full particulars call on or
write to the Agent G. b. Il N R.R. Po-
tosi or Cassyille Wis. 36wS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01

reason2 To be POSSIBLE ATTAIN
sure do If one MENTs.
of my dogs runs 81 yer into his paw be
doesn't howl around and make fuss;
he just comes 10 ne and holds up his
paw, looking up At me as much as to
say, Prescribe or me, please. There's
an example of reason. Ii would be in
stinct for the og to howl and try to get
the splinter ut by his own efforts; but
he thinks t, himself: Now. the Pro
fessor can get at that and take il out
much nc quickly and easily than |
can;' then be comes to me. had
striking proof of this reasoning faculty
a little while ago. had a pony and q
coach do who were boon companions,
together all the time The dog used to
sleep in the pony's stall. and they were
great friends. Wei, the dog began to
grow old and to develop an uncertain
temper. One day lie was lying in the
stall and the pony stopped over to ca
ress him. The dog was feeling ugly
and, instead Of accepting the advance
amicably, he snapped at his old friend
and bit him very severely. Well, for
about month that dog avoided the
pony very carefully. He knew the pony
was laying for him. One day we were
quartered in q livery stable, and in driv-
ing the dogs out they had to pass through
this pony's STALL noticed bad look
in the pony's eye. He seemed to be
watchful for something. Well, sir. he
waited till more than forty of the dogs
got by, aud when his old friend, the
traitor, passed he let out with his hoof
and killed that coach dog as quick as if
q bullet struck his brain. Doesn't that
show reason aud memory Chicago
Herald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
California Excursions.

The Chicago & Northwestern Rail
way will sell trst-class excursion tickets
to San francisco, Los Angeles, San
Diego, and other points in California at
very low rates for the round trip.
These tickets are good going by one
route and returning another. and are
good for return for six months from
date of sale.
The Northwestern IS also selling
third-class one way tickets TO all points
in California at very low rates.
For full particulars, rates and gen.
eral information. apply to Agents g. &
NV. Railway, or address Z. 70. Will
son, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01

TROUPE. TO it kind of nat
ural. you know. | trained 'cm 20 work
Ito draw a wagon load of kindling
from the wood pile 10 the kitchen.
Howe do il? Oh. just by patience
and persistence. rugged up nice little
wagon. yoke, and a couple Of brass
watch charms for OK chains and drove
the cats in imitation of dads oxen.
That was down on fathers farm near In
dlanapolis. You see, even when | was
small boy, always was fond of ami
mails, always wanted to be around with
EN- and teaching EN- something. Just
took to it natural Well. my next pupil
was an old blind mare on the farm. l
took pity on her, che WIS 50 blamed
helpless. | got to feeding her, sni she
got so as she knew me, and then taught
her quite a number of tricks.
What is your system of teaching.
Professor, If you can say without giving
away professional secrct?"
There's no secret about it; no con
jury nor trick of the trade The only
qualities needed are kindness, patience
and perseverance. In the first place,
you We got to be fond of animals and in
sympathy with EN-. Now, with me, if
| am around where there is a strange
horse or dog, want to teach him some
thing. | never go out with a horse from
livery stable but what | give him the
rudiments of an education before get
back. | drove out with a livery horse
here the other day, and found he had
deep-rooted objection to backing, so |
began TO teach him right in the street
Folks gathered around, and l guess
thought was crazy. | didn't begin to
pull on the lines and jerk the horses
weuth. jumped out of the buggy,
took the horse by the nose, and talked
to him friendly. got his confidence by
talking to him aud treating him well,
and every minute or two I'd just say
Step back" Then, just 70 show him
what the words meant. I'd try TO push
him back u little Finally he got so ne
understood the words, and he backed
like lamb when he was asked to. And
when horse is taught in that way he is
not simply mesmeriZed and under the
control of one person. but he is taught
so he never forgets though he may get
ugly and fractions and make up his mind
that he is not going to obey orders.
Then you have to persuade him to be-
have himself; that is done by kindsess,
too. You want TO 70 at him in the most
simple way. People often have an idea
that trained animals are ill-treated in or
der to make them do their tricks That
isn't so. You can't teach an animal any
thing by any other way than tell you
by sympathy and patience. There is
great deal in doing yourself what you
wish the animal to do. There is latent
in all animals the faculty OF mimicry
which is supposed to be the exclusive
trait of the monkey tribe.
Surprising take lot of unframed
dogs and try to teach them to fall in
aud about face. AMI going to lam
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
Morurn Gnosr , nrx M M,

MOTHER GOOSE PARTY At Mr..
John Baldwins house last Friday eve-
ming very pleasant sociable was held
under the management of the Young
Ladies Guild of the Episcopal church.
There was variety of entertainment
and all who participated in the affair
had thoroughly good time. In pur-
suance of the example set by the very
little folks week or.so ago, many of
the young people appeared in Mother
Goose costumes. Mother Goose her
self headed the procession in the pecul-
lar garb in which tradition has long
clothed her and in her train followed
many of the historical personages
whose strange doings and sayings have
furnished so much entertainment for
children and children's children for
time immemorial The presentations
were amusing and served to enliven
the evening to that degree that under
| the inspiration of the mirth thus Gre
ated, some of the ancient characters
executed some surprising jigs, display
ing much lightness of foot and exceed
ing nimbleness to the great enjoyment
of the crowd. Miss Lena Oswald, in
the character of Little Bo Peep, sang a
pretty ballad which those who hear
her sing always enjoy, called Little Be
Peep. Mr.. Barnett, Miss Maud Gar
vey, Frank Howdle and Eddie Hyde,
with comets, violin and organ, enticed
the willing feet by strains of waltz
music and Mother Goose herself with
all her followers fell advancing, and
others joined in also. Refreshments
were served and at about the usual
breaking-up time the crowd separated
convinced that the entertainments ar
ranged by the Young Ladies' Guild are
always sure to be success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
Quick Time To California.

The double daily schedule recently cs-
tablished by the Union and Central
Pacific Railway Companies, shortens
the time one day to the Pacific Colst.
and forms close connection with the
double daily service over the Chicago
& North Western.
As the entire line is abundantly sup
piled With iirstclass equipment, travellers
by this route can secure ample accom-
mediation By applying to any agent Of
the Chicago & North Western Railway.
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
VUI7 q UIIf
40w1 j. S. MEADE.
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A GREAT DEAL has been said
about President Cleveland taking from
Appletons American Cyclopeda his de-
scriptions and statistics of the cities
through which he has passed. We see
nothing wrong or absurd in this, but
rather an evidence Of his care and good
judgement in seeking reliable informa-
ton. This great national work is ac-
knowledged by good judges TO be the
best authority Oh all matters of interest
or Importance. The publishers have
spent more than a million dollars and
the best scholarship in the world in its
preparation, and il is really what it
purports to be-a complete library in
itself The publishers issue an annual
volume every year OF nearly 900 pages
that gives rs the most important facts
ION subjects of greatest interest to read
and for future reference. The reading
public are showing their appreciation
by purchasing more and more of the
work. If all our public men and writer's
would purchase and read the American
Cyclopedia they would not make so
many ridiculous plumbers as they fro
quently do. We purchased set more
than year ago, and anyone can exam
inc at our Office aud see for themselves
what an .inexhaustsble mine of knowl-
edge it contains. Although we are not
agents we caa tell where it can be OBJ
tanned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
THE Rev. !. Casper fcoloredl. who

THE Rev. j. Casper (colored), who
insists that the "'sun do move" is so
popular in Richmond, Va, that when
stranger inquiries the way to his
church, the directions are to take car
to certain corner and then follow the
crowd. The evidence of success of
modern discoveries being their popu-
larity, "follow the crowd TO your drug
store and get bottle of Bigelow's
Cough Cure which cures coughs, colds,
consumption and all throat and lung
diseases speedily, thoroughly and per-
manently. soc of Stone & Hassel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
Goods which gls,.s are Already Hall
stit,'

The French have sort Of prever5 10 the
above effect and we most emphatcaly endorse
IT, n the ladies happen To be pleased with any
class Of goods their buying them almost in
varibly follows a. a matter Of eour-e. We think
that they VIII take pleasure ~ inspecting some
the East where he has been Tor the phst Two
weeks assisting his resident buyers IN making
holiday trade purchases ints Z the advance
guard as u were. Of the big regiment o. the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
MI. Ida school Renort.
The report of the Mt. Ida school of
fall term of 1887, is as follows,
DelaYed Patch drove Notes.

Deacon and Mrs. Williams. Annie
Thornton aud Ella Curtis attended the
ministerial convention held in Prairie
du CHEN last week and report good
time
John Williams and Mabel Thomas
were married two weeks ago and are
taking a western tour.
Robert Thornton, of Iowa and Miss
Annie Kerr another Patch Grove teach
er have commenced their lifes' journey
together and gone west to live, The
end is not yet, the birds whisper OF an
other wedding in the near future.
A thirteen-pound boy made its APP
pearance in the house Of +. Dickinson
of Patch Grove u short time since.
Our estimable postmaster has been
making new arrangements in the p. o.
building preparatory to putting in a
small stoek of groceries. Wetake pleasure
in recommending them to customers as
very fair dealers.
MIR James Foster, of Danbury, Penn.
spent Saturday and Sunday of last
week with his sisters Mrs. John Maggie.
Many farmers throughout the town
have been threshing out their corn
fodder. They claim that it puts the
fodder in better shape to feed cattle.
Will Curtis who will be remembered
as one of Maple Glen's boys and who
has been attending the Agricultural
college at Lansing, Mich for two years
past is spending his winter vacation
teaching school near Ira verse City on
Traverse Bay. Mich. Thomas.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01

STERoPTICAN ENTERTAINMENT An
entertainment of the sort advertised for
December 9th in Hyde's hall, presents
two-fold attractions as appealing to
the eyes and ears. Here and There
in the Civil War;" with fine steroptican
illustrations offers to all equal induce
ments to come out, ID hear and see.
However various the tastes, musical.
literary and otherwise, all must natur-
ally feel an interest in this subject.
Those who follow the lecturer through
familiar scenes and in his illustrations
fiud reproductions of pictures that have
lived in their memories as the setting of
the fearful drama in which they were
actors. will not fail to come; those who
know nothing OF the war. save as his
tory will hardly miss this opportunity
OF gaining more definite knowledge
which cannot fail to be well impressed
upon through the two senses of hearing
and seeing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01

AFRAID OF THE ROPE. be pupils.
Every kind of dog seems to have its
special use. The coach-dog likes to fol.
low horses; the shepherd dog naturally
takes TO tending sheep; hunting dogs to
their various methods of aiding in the
hunt; poodles and pugs to playing with
the children and being generally anus
ing, and so on through all the different
breeds. One reason that / think dogs
have more brains than horses is the fact
that dog will try to take care Of
horse; he will watch him, and try to
bring him homei whereas you never bear
of a horse looking out for dog, except
ing 10 avoid hurting him Fox terriers,
which are supersedIng pugs as fashion
able pets. l know very little about.
Pugs are more intelligent than they are
given credit for being, but they are the
most timid dogs | know of. They are
SO timid their natural intelligence is
scared out of them. The aristocratic
dogs are not more intelligent usually
than are their more plebeian brethren
One of the brightest dogs ! have is q
mongrel that was given to me to take
out Of town and lose. | thought it
pity TO leave the oritter to his fate, so
/ kept him and found him very apt
pupil. lie excels in jumping, and Is
natural comedian. Some of his leaps
over distractions and into baskets rival
the circus performers conventional leap
for life There is a good deal of differ
ence 10 the means Of dealing with horses
ami with dogs With horses you must
be frm and digni1ed, while with dogs
you can be funny. As I say, the dog
has a strong leaning toward comedy in
preference to serious dramatic work.
If you apply touch of the whip as a
reproof TO a horse he becomes high spir-
tied. while if you treat dog the same
way he lies down, cowed and broken
spirited. / like to begin on an animal
when it is about year old; they are
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01

In an interview day or two since
Claus Spreckels. the California sugar
king, said: Il found Germany at
present the greatest beet-sugar country
the world ever saw. There is
some marvellous machinery used for
making beet-sugar. | have bought
100000 marks worth Of the principal
parts of that machinery in Cologne
and Prague for the purpose of estab-
fishing a beet-sugar factory in Califor-
MIA, but the minor parts of the machin-
cry | can get made in the United
States.
81 am convinced that beet-sugar
making with my new machinery will
create one of the greatest industries
the United States ever had. l shall
never rest until | have made the
United States the greatest beet-sugar
producer, manufacturer, and market
in the world-yes, above Germany or
France. 1t is true that at the present
time Germany exports 600,00 tons of
beet sugar annually and consumes
herself another 100000 tons.
''lf it were not for growing sugar
beets the German farmers would go to
the wall as certainly as the English
farmers have done. Many practical
farmers ! met in Germany told me
that if it were not for the beet-grow-
ing they would suffer. All seemed to
feel that their country could not COM
pete with the United States if we
adopted their new machinery"
How about FranceP"
''Oh, found the factories far be.
hind those in Germany. ] saw not the
slightest improvement worth adopting
there, but am taking back pile of
French specifications to study still
more.
MY new factory in California will
be built to use $50 tons of beets every
twenty-four hours, which will make
about forty tons of sugar per day.
The exact spot for its location l have
not yet settled upon, but will do so as
soon as | get back home. have also
bought twenty-five tons Of beet seed,
which will leave Germany in Decem-
Der for New York, then By rail TO San
Francisco
a
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
MRS r K STEPHENS has III

MRS. T. X. STEPHENS has the
finest assortment of hats and trimmings
ever seen in Lancaster She has all
the new shades of ribbon with tips,
wings and birds to match or to use in
stylish and tasteful combinations. If,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
.UMMoNs-HyDp, ct al.
3 sl.ts Of wl.ean.!n. clrenl. count. Gran. eonn.
EoRECLosURE sALE,-rRowprIDoE, etal

State o. Wisconsin, County OF Graut,-ss, In
Circuit Court.
John i Lane Plaintiff. vs.. Nj S Trowbrldgc.
Phoebe Il, Black, Reuben Black Ahina Il.
Rewey, w $, Trowhridge, Laura H. Tr0whriage,
and Velma v. Trowbrdge. Defendants.
Notice il hereby given, that by virtue ana
in pursuance OF judgment of foreclosure ana
order OF sale rendered AZ an adJontneu gen-
eral September term 1856 OF the tir
emit Court for Grant county, Wisconsin, held
in the Court House In the city OF Lancaster ~
eaid county on the 4th day OF November, A. u.
1850, and the time allowed by law for redemp ion
having expired and NO redemption l0vlug been
made therein. wil, on the gath daV OF Deccm.
Der a. ID. 1887, at one o'clock In the afternoon or
said day al the front door Of the Court House
in the city OF Lancaster Grant County, Wis
c0nsin offer for sale and sell &C pnbltC auction
20 the highest and best bidder or hidders here.
for for cash the following described lands and
real estate IN Grant County, Wisconsin w
Commencing az point on extension West o.
North bOun AIRY Of Cherry street OF the village
now city Of Lancaster ca feet West OF center
line OF secti n three 49, town four tD north or
range three (3)Wrst and tapoiut ahoui3 ~ feet
North Of Southeast corner Of Northeast Qdaftcr
OF Southwest quarteroi section three (al thence
West on extension ~ North boundary % Cherry
street 200 feet; thence Nurih feet % south
boundary Of Maple street extended West thence
East on extension OF south boundary ~ Maple
street go feet thence Ssuth 80 feet 10 place Of
beginning. An In Grant County Wisconsin, or
SO much o. said premises AZ shall be sufficient %
raise the amount due the plaintiff for principal,
interest and costs together with the cost Of the
sale.
Dated sheriff 5 Office Lancaster, Wis, Nov.
JOHN DOLPHIN sheriff.
Grant County, Wis.
orr& Lowry Plaintiffs Attorneys, z, o Ad.
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CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN r. n. rIME-TABLF

LEAVE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01
dated November :, 49,.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS -JASssrN

NOTICE TO CREDITORS JANSEN,
state OF Wisconsin, County Court for Grant
Connty-tn PROBATE.
In The matter OF the estate OF Niclsoas
Jaussen.
Notice is hereby given. that the claims apo de-
mands of all persons against Nicholas Jansscn,
late OF the town ~ Hazel Green In said county,
deceased win be received. examined aud I'D
iasted by the County Court 81 said county, az
the Court House IN the city 81 Lancaster, 10
February and June. D. 1888. Also Thar ak
90 months from and after he 6 b day Of Now
erlbrr, ]. D. 1887 is the time limited for the
creditors " said Nicholas JHnsscn, deceased, to
present their claims 10 said court for cXamna-
ton and allowance.
By order Of The Court
Gao. u. CARTER.
county Judge
natoH Novar,har 1897 asNl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01

The regular meeting of the w. @. T.
U. will meet at the residence OF Mrs.
McNair on Friday Dec. End at three
O'clock. A full attendance is earnestly
desired
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01

for the purpose of attaching a kettle to
his tail.
How about the comparative intelli-
gence of dogs and horses?
II think that dogs can be taught the
most. Dogs are natural comedians.
You scarcely ever see dog. even the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01

The Dusantes, Mr.. Stockton's full
and explicit sequel 10 The Casting
Away of Mrs Lecks and Mrs Aleshine,' -
will begin in the forth coming Century
In the new story there is another Gust
ing Away" but this time it is on land
and the very opposite of the former
catastrophe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01

and between bites
tells the reporter
about his methods
of organizing and
managing a stock
company. He is a
slim gentleman.
thirty five years Of
age or whereabouts
loquacious a n d
good humored.
When ! was a
kid. " said he. Il
got a litter of kit
tens and began to
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01

DO you carry watch? If you don't
you ought to. John Baldwin has the
finest line of Watches in Grant county.
at bottom prices. 37f
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-12-01

~
bigge s I a n d
most dignifed,
that does not
sometimes try to
be funny. Re
garding the kind
Of dog that is
most intelligent.
| think that the
poodle and the
Spite make the